Ramadan Iftar Celebrated at Jewish Synagogue in Washington

VOAVideo: Ramadan Iftar Celebrated at Jewish Synagogue in Washington

Iftar is the evening meal where Muslims break their daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan. It is also an occasion increasingly used by interfaith activists to help cross religious barriers. Recently an unprecedented Iftar was held at a Jewish synagogue in Washington DC. It brought together followers of different faiths in support of a service initiative announced by President Obama in his Cairo speech last June. Mohamed Elshinnawi has more